The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 4, 1968
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:01 PM
6:33 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 567
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Nov 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 174.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.2° / 2.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 16m / 16.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 37.08° / 2.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.16° / -2.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 8.67° / -0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.